Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Schaunderlon White, right, serves Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance clients with the same dedication as she serves her union. The agency provides services for individuals who have been injured, have a disability or are unable to work and provide for themselves or their families for other reasons.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Hudson Valley DDSO Local President Nancy Hueben is fired up at the March for Main Street. Thousands of working New Yorkers converged on the state Capitol to March for Main Street to tell Governor David Paterson that his budget priorities should lie with Main Street, not Wall Street.
In 2004, New York's farmworkers stopped to rally at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) headquarters on their way to the Capitol, winding up a 10-day, 200-mile walk for equal rights. CSEA members and staff joined them and showed support, handing out water to the thirsty and tired workers. CSEA is a longtime supporter of the Justice for Farmworkers campaign, led by the Rural and Migrant Ministry, committed to overcoming prejudices and poverty. CSEA urged members to join a May 12, 2009, rally in Albany to show state lawmakers that farmworkers cannot be forgotten for another 70 years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Yan Kushelman, a surgical techologist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, assists doctors during a surgical procedure. CSEA represents nearly 500 workers at the medical center.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Rebecca McGrath, an addictions counselor at Hope House in Albany, NY, helps people with addictions get their lives back on track. CSEA is actively involved in organizing workers from facilities such as Hope House, whether they be addiction services, care for autistic adults and children, or private sector developmental disability service agencies.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue is pictured with Emily Armbruster of the American Red Cross at CSEA's recent Annual Delegates Meeting in Washington, D.C. CSEA has made a significant contibutin to the National Disaster Relief Fund in support of all Red Cross chapters in New York state. Armbruster spoke to CSEA delegates about Red Cross hurricane relief efforts.
Pressure from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) helped kill generous raises for management listed in the proposed 2009 Putnam County budget, but county officials still approved the layoff of two CSEA members employed by the county's highway department. CSEA members, including those shown above, demonstrated against the cuts before a recent public hearing on the budget. The budget also included the elimination of a number of vacant CSEA-represented job titles. The cuts came despite the fact that recent lobbying by CSEA has allowed Putnam County to enjoy a dramatic increase in sales tax revenues, a change that puts the county in a far better financial position than it has seen in recent years.
Dispatchers, from left, Gregory Schmid, David Dalmanieras, Charlotte Martin and Chris Butcher are among the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members at the Orange County E-911 Center fighting for better working conditions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon illustrating how Wall Street (a beaver) is biting into New York's economy (a tree) while New Yorkers (a sweating bird sitting on a branch) watch savings and investments (leaves shaken from a branch) blow away. A broken branch on the tree shows manufacturing decline. The state motto, "Excelsior" (Ever Upward) is crossed out and replaced with "Caveat Emptor" (Buyer Beware).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Head Start employees across the Capital Region in New York State recently met for a one-day conference to discuss issues affecting the program. Cecilia Perry from AFSCME's Department of Research and Collective Bargaining Services led the discussion that included new regulations, statutes, funding and reporting requirements. Capital Region President Kathy Garrison is fourth from left in the back row.
Nick Paolini, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Amherst Unit, affixes address labels on postcards supporting Barack Obama for president. Members of the Western Region conducted the postcard campaign during the annual autumn region meeting. The cards were sent to union members in swing states.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Amy E. LaForte, a financial case manager at Hope House in Albany, NY, helps keep the center's records on track. CSEA is actively involved in organizing workers from facilities such as Hope House, whether they be addiction services, care for autistic adults and children, or private sector developmental disability service agencies.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicts former Governor Mario Cuomo filling a crack with piles of dirt representing state services. Governor Cuomo proposed massive mid-year budget cuts that included thousands of layoffs, deep cuts in state services and sharp slashes in aid for local governments and school districts. Governor Cuomo also called for mandatory, five-day furloughs in pay for all state employees that would cut workers' salaries by 2 percent.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 2008 Statewide Women's Conference attendees do the conga to Lynn Marie Smith's labor version of the hit song "YMCA".
Goshen Secure Center Local Secretary Amber Bradshaw and Goshen Secure Local member Karen Wright at the Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA)'s 2008 Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists Guadalupe Johnson and Terry Lester march to Lynn Marie Smith's labor version of the hit song "YMCA" at the Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Executive Vice President and Women's Committee officer liaison Mary Sullivan applauds Lynn Marie Smith's performance at the Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Orange County Local activists Betty Lou Kranz and Joyce Howard listen at a workshop at the 2008 Statewide Women's Conference.
AFSCME member Tamika Felder, a cervical cancer survivor who founded "Tamika & Friends" to fight the disease, tells her story at the "Say Something" workshop at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) statewide Women's Committee member Catherine Custance, far left, and Tamika & Friends activists listen.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 2008 Statewide Women's Conference Committee poses at the end of the statewide Women's Conference. Standing, from left, are Committee Adviser Sharon Lovelady-Hall; Retiree member Sylvia Thomas; Southern Region member Janice Beaulieu; Capital Region member Kim Wallace; Metropolitan Region member Carlotta Williams; Western Region member Rose Conti; Executive Vice President and committee officer liaison Mary Sullivan; committee Chair Jackie Stanford and Long Island Region member Catherine Custance. Front row, from left, are Central Region member Cathy Barretta and Southern Region member Karen Pecora
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Central Region President Colleen Wheaton writes down members' input about what makes a good public speaker at the 2008 Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley applauds Lynn Marie Smith's performance of union songs at the 2008 Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Women's Committee Chair Jackie Stanford enjoys AFT organizer Lynn Marie Smith's performance of labor songs at the Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Women's Committee member Kim Wallace, Karen Pecora, Carlotta Williams, Rose Conti and Sylvia Thomas applaud Shirley Singletary as she discusses Girls, Inc.
Shirley Singletary, board vice president for the Long Island chapter of Girls Inc., urges Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members to get involved in the organization as volunteers and mentors at the 2008 Statewide Women's Conference.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Oyster Bay Local 881 President Bob Rauff (center) plays Employee Benefit Squares during the "Do You Ask the Right Questions About Your Benefits?" workshop.
Master of Ceremonies Nick Paolini, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Amherst Unit, and Western Region Veterans Committee Chairman Bob Pyjas of the Erie County Unit place a wreath on the dock near the USS Little Rock at Naval and Military Park in Buffalo, NY, during the region's annual Veterans Day ceremony.
Members of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region's newly formed library work group take a break from their first meeting to pose for a photo. The group is comprised of CSEA members employed at six area libraries. It will meet regularly to discuss issues of relevance to library workers. Discussion at the November meeting included topics such as negotiations, political action, workplace safety and proposed continuing education requirements. Joining the work group members are Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, back row, far left, and Capital Region Director Kate Luscombe, back row, far right.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Chemung County Unit 4th Vice President Joe Coletta and his Department of Social Services co-workers have been spearheading a collection of used cellular phones to be donated to the Salvation Army Safehouse Program, a domestic violence shelter program for Chemung and Schuyler counties. The program has already collected more than 100 phones that have been given to victims of domestic violence so they can always call 911 in an emergency.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region President Nick LaMorte and region Women's Committee members and activists recruited nearly 400 walkers for the recent Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach. The region again served as a flagship sponsor for the walk, and union members raised nearly $10,000 to fight breast cancer, including research, education and patient care.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Joe Kevlin, center, of the state Education Department Local, his son Patrick Kevlin, a College of St. Rose student, and Jim Dunden, also of the state Education Department Local, work to get out the vote on Election Day in the Capital Region.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member and State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities aide John Normile stands with a framed New York Times sports section front page. He took the photo of Drew Bledsoe getting sacked.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. CSEA President Danny Donohue addresses the attendees of the weekend program.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. Shannon Wade, right, from Guild for Exceptional Children, with Scott Gould from Health Research Inc. Local in Buffalo.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. Guadalupe Johnson, Nassau County Local Administrative Assistant, enjoys a light moment with other members at the weekend workshop.
Union members from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and other labor groups demand fairness at a November 18 rally near the state Capitol in Albany, NY, the same day Governor Paterson called for a special legislative budget session which broke down without any resolution to the state's budget deficit. CSEA's position is that the governor's budget proposals have only been about cutting back essential public services and shifting more burden to working New Yorkers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists from eastern Long Island spoke out against Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale's posposed 2009 budget, particularly his plan to eliminate funding for public safety dispatchers in the town's Police Department.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region activists raised more than $3,300 for the Special Olympics to sponsor the region's team for the state's first "Polar Plunge" of the 2008-09 season. Funding raised directly benefits Special Olympics athletes and gives access to families that otherwise couldn't afford to send their special needs family members to Special Olympics. The "Central Region Polar Peeps" Team, from left to right: Barb Carnrike, Karen Bright, Betty Jo Johnson, Jeffrey Colburn, Sarah Gilkinson, Tammy Witteman, Ellen Englert, Casey Walpole, Janice Danaher, Nick Kadick and Jeannette Engle.
A plan to contract out part of the busing operation in the Warwick Valley Central School District and consolidate bus runs is facing fierce opposition from members of the district's Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) unit. CSEA activists, from left, Martha Langlitz, Wendy Vandercliff and Barbara Watch say proposed cuts to the Warwick Valley Central School District's transportation department must be stopped.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Central Region President Colleen Wheaton, right, presents a check for $1,757 to Jolie Bonaparte from the American Cancer Society for its "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" fund-raiser. The region raised the money at its fall conference by raffling gift baskets. The donations will be used toward fighting breast cancer, including research, education and patient care programs.
Pat Whalen, secretary of the state Education Department Local and a 23-year Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, was recently honored by the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council with its 'Straight But Not Narrow' award. Whalen, a visitor assistant at the New York State Museum in Albany, works closely with the council on projects year round and recently coordinated events at the state museum for Gay Pride Month. The council honored him for his commitment to the labor and LGBT communities, calling it "solidarity."
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cartoon depicts Governor David Paterson as a fire chief putting out smoldering wildfires (public services and quality of life in NYS) with fire extinguisher (budget proposals) and an axe (service cuts).
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Rick Schenosky, an Onondaga County probation officer who was honored as statewide Adult Probation Officer of the Year earlier this year, was recognized by CSEA Treasurer Joe McMullen and Syracuse University officials for his achievements at a Syracuse football game, which was also CSEA Game Day at the campus' Carrier Dome. From left, are Syracuse University Athletic Director Director Darryl Gross, Schenosky, McMullen and Joe Baldini, vice president and general manager, Syracuse ISP Sports Network.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. Brook Lancaster from Local 559 Office of Children and Family Services, right, with Karyne Tinord from Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Local.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. The weekend program began with labor history and transitioned to a series of collaborative, free-flowing brainstorming sessions where the young activists could focus on issues, specifically targeting younger CSEA members.
Nearly 40 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members under the age of 35 from around the state attended a workshop in Rennsselaerville to be a part of Next Wave; a new program designed to encourage younger activists to take an active role in building and maintaining the strength of CSEA by passing along the torch of activism to the next generation. Michael Nelson, right, executive secretary, Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Local with Kevin Norwood from Suffolk County Municipal Local during one of the weekend workshops.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists from eastern Long Island spoke out against Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale's posposed 2009 budget, particularly his plan to eliminate funding for public safety dispatchers in the town's Police Department. Riverhead Public Safety Dispatcher Melissa Breitenback, with her daughter, addresses the town board in opposition to the supervisor's plan to eliminate her position.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activists from eastern Long Island spoke out against Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale's posposed 2009 budget, particularly his plan to eliminate funding for public safety dispatchers in the town's Police Department. Riverhead Unit President Matt Hattorff addresses the town board in opposition to the supervisor's plan to eliminate positions.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Capital Region President Kathy Garrison, right, and CSEA Organizing Department staff person Lisa Horton pose with Obama signs in front of infamous McCain supporter 'Joe The Plumber's' house in Toledo, Ohio, November 3. Garrison and Horton were part of the large AFSCME contingent that successfully got out the vote, delivering Ohio's electoral votes to Obama.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s 2008 Statewide Women's Conference Committee member Cathy Barretta poses with the journal published for former statewide Secretary Irene Carr's retirement dinner after Barretta gave a tribute to Carr.
The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) reminding members to attend the March For Main Street rally at the Capitol in Albany, NY, on January 7, 2009, the date Gov. Paterson gives his State of the State address. The rally is a response by CSEA and other New York state labor unions to the governor's budget which puts jobs and services across the state at serious risk.
Longtime Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activist Jimmy Gripper in a 1998 photo. CSEA will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2010. Throughout 2009 The Work Force is devoting the Leading Edge page to a look back at some of the key individuals who have helped shape our extraordinary history. This month we feature a interview with Jimmy Gripper. Gripper began his career in state service at what was then known as the Brooklyn Developmental Center in 1972. An activist in CSEA for 30 years, Gripper was the union's first African-American region president when he was elected to lead the Metropolitan Region in 1980. He is now retired and living in Virginia.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, officers and staff hit the streets to protest proposed layoffs in Lewis County. At the head of the line is Lewis County Local President Cal Farney, followed by CSEA Central Region President Colleen Wheaton.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Mary Brownell, Brenda Facin and Heidi Holcomb, all of the Greenwich School District Unit, before jumping into a frigid Lake George to help raise money for Special Olympics athletes.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members of the Teachers' Aides Unit in the Riverhead School District demonstrate prior to a recent school board meeting. The unit has declared impasse in its contract talks.
Across New York, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are reaching out to their communities to help make the holidays brighter for New Yorkers who are facing tough times. CSEA members in the CSEA Oyster Bay Local recently made the holiday season happier for disadvantaged children in their communities. Chris Baranski, left, and Joe Damico work on a bike. At right, Chris Dane, Tim Brown and Jim Ort donated their time to the cause, along with several other local members.
Across New York, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are reaching out to their communities to help make the holidays brighter for New Yorkers who are facing tough times. Ulster County Local President Terry Gilbert, left, and Ulster County Shop Steward Christine Block sort through the pile of gifts collected for Toys for Tots. The Ulster Local Office served this year as a drop off point for Toys for Tots. Block, with Gilbert's support, spearheaded CSEA's local involvement with Toys for Tots. Numerous county departments collected toys, which will all be distributed locally.
Across New York, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are reaching out to their communities to help make the holidays brighter for New Yorkers who are facing tough times. Town of Patterson mechanical equipment operators, from left, Joe Tresca, Russell Goff and Jason Kinash work inside a Santa's Workshop float the Highway Department entered in the Putnam Lake Fire Department's annual holiday parade.
Across New York, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are reaching out to their communities to help make the holidays brighter for New Yorkers who are facing tough times. CSEA members in the CSEA Oyster Bay Local recently made the holiday season happier for disadvantaged children in their communities. Chris Dane, Tim Brown and Jim Ort donated their time to the cause, along with several other local members.
Across New York, Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members are reaching out to their communities to help make the holidays brighter for New Yorkers who are facing tough times. CSEA members Cheryl Bingley, left, and Audrey Villanueva of the Orange County Information Services Department prepare to transport donations for the family they adopted through the Orange County Youth Bureau. Theirs were one of a number of county departments adopting families through the Youth Bureau this year, purchasing holiday gifts, food and gift cards for families in need.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Basil Townsend of the Hudson Valley DDSO (Developmental Disabilities Services Office) Local is PEOPLE (Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality) Recruiter for the month of November. He recruited 38 new PEOPLE members at the MVP level. CSEA's PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Onondaga County Local President Phil Graham, giving Santa a hand with his visiting duties, gets a visit from Kara Rice. Rice is the daughter of Central New York DDSO Local member Rebecca Northrup. Graham was helping Santa during Onondaga County's Lights on the Lake Festival.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members in the union's Madison County White Collar Unit are wearing buttons to protest the county's lack of a wage proposal in contract talks.
Western Region Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members took part in the Polar Plunge at Charlotte Beach for the Rochester, New York, Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics New York. CSEA, through a supportive relationship with Special Olympics New York and Quality Care New York, affirms its commitment to New York's developmentally disabled individuals, advocating for the highest standard in quality of care.
Retiring Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves accepts applause at her final Annual Delegates Meeting in 2007. Reeves has devoted her union career to improving the lives of working people on and off the job. She has served as CSEA statewide secretary since 1994. She leaves a legacy of leadership and dedicated service to the union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Katrina Guariglia tosses "ice treats," a fish and juice frozen into the shape of a heart, to one of five gorillas at the Buffalo Zoo. In conjunction with a family Valentine's Day event, animal handlers represented by CSEA held an "enrichment day" at the Buffalo Zoo. The event is one of many ways zoo staff educates visitors about the zoo's inhabitants.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Jacob Lange tosses fish to a sea lion in his care at the Buffalo Zoo. In conjunction with a family Valentine's Day event, animal handlers represented by CSEA held an "enrichment day" at the Buffalo Zoo. The event is one of many ways zoo staff educates visitors about the zoo's inhabitants.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members Donna Keicher and Tom Muscarella, a senior public health sanitarian (health inspector) for Erie County, review plans during a Hepatitis A vaccination clinic at Erie Community College. CSEA members from several county and state agencies joined together to vaccinate thousands of area residents during a four-day period after a grocery store chain announced one of its produce employees had been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, working for more than 12 hours each day to register, guide, escort, educate, screen and monitor groups of people who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, left, joins CCPT-NY organizers in cheering results of a State Employment Relations Board election allowing 17,000 child care providers to join CSEA. An overwhelming majority ? 96 percent ? of the providers voted in favor of joining CSEA. This brings the total of unionized childcare providers represented by CSEA in New York to 25,000, the other 8,000 belonging to Voice of Independent Childcare Educators (VOICE/CSEA). CCPT-NY now has the right to negotiate with the state.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Sullivan County Jail Unit President Robert Brewster, left, presents Cpl. Janet Calengelo a plaque honoring her as the CSEA Sullivan County Jail Officer of the Year. Jail Administrator Col. Hal Smith looks on. Calangelo, a correction officer since 1999, was chosen as the first Officer of the Year for her willingness to go above and beyond on the job and for performing immaculately every duty she is assigned.
The Polar Plunge raises funds that directly benefits Special Olympics athletes and gives access to families that otherwise couldn't afford to send their special needs family members to Special Olympics. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Polar Plungers in Rochester during the 2007-08 season.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members campaign in downtown Albany for Sen. Hillary Clinton on New York's Super Tuesday. CSEA's efforts helped Clinton carry New York.
Unidentified Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members show their support as CSEA Hudson Correctional Facility Local President Bob LaTour expresses his concerns about the state's plan to close Hudson and three other facilities to state Corrections Commissioner Brian Fischer. Hundreds of concerned citizens, including a large contingent of CSEA members, packed an auditorium at Columbia Greene Community College to let Fischer know the damage Spitzer's plan to close Hudson facility would cause to workers and their families, as well as local economies supported by the workers. Similar events were held at Camp Gabriels in Franklin County and Camp McGregor in Saratoga County.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members, Grace Perez, left, president of the Central Islip Library Unit and Jackie Scannella are shown in front of a voting machine used by community residents in a recent vote that approved construction and renovation project for the library. Perez and other unit members played a key role in gaining public support for the project that would allow the library workers to provide better services to the community, with the unit sending postcards to registered voters and placing an ad in the local newspaper. The project will include a children's activity center, new computer lab and a quiet study/local history room.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member Tammy Sugrue prepares to serve a five-gallon "ice treat," a fish and juice frozen into the shape of a heart, to an elephant. In conjunction with a family Valentine's Day event, animal handlers represented by CSEA held an "enrichment day" at the Buffalo Zoo. The event is one of many ways zoo staff educates visitors about the zoo's inhabitants.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) activist Cliff Seguin could lose his job at Camp McGregor in Saratoga County, NY, under Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal to close several Corrections and Office of Children and Family Services facilities across the state. Seguin, the founder of "Operation Adopt a Soldier," a volunteer organization that has sent thousands of care packages to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, says Operation Adopt a Soldier would be forced to close if Camp McGregor closes. The organization, which is spearheaded by CSEA staff at the facility, also helps families of soldiers, holds rallies and welcomes soldiers returning home. Seguin began "Operation Adopt a Soldier" in 2003.
Retiring Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves in her earlier union activist days. Reeves has devoted her union career to improving the lives of working people on and off the job. She has served as CSEA statewide secretary since 1994. She leaves a legacy of leadership and dedicated service to the union.
Retiring Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves takes part in a Workers Memorial Day demonstration. She was also acive in efforts to pass the Worksite Security Act. Reeves has devoted her union career to improving the lives of working people on and off the job. She has served as CSEA statewide secretary since 1994. She leaves a legacy of leadership and dedicated service to the union.
Retiring Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves in a familiar role of advising and mentoring a union activist. Reeves diligently worked to codify union documents, constitutions and contracts, where possible, to make them consistent with the union's mission. Reeves has devoted her union career to improving the lives of working people on and off the job. She has served as CSEA statewide secretary since 1994. She leaves a legacy of leadership and dedicated service to the union.
The Polar Plunge raises funds that directly benefits Special Olympics athletes and gives access to families that otherwise couldn't afford to send their special needs family members to Special Olympics. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Co-Captains Jerry D'Agostino, left, and Rich Acevedo, Port Washington "Bathing Beauties" at the 2007-08 Long Island Polar Plunge event.
\Western Region Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) members took part in the Polar Plunge at Charlotte Beach for the Rochester, New York, Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics New York. CSEA, through a supportive relationship with Special Olympics New York and Quality Care New York, affirms its commitment to New York's developmentally disabled individuals, advocating for the highest standard in quality of care. Members of "Team Region 6" are,Team captain, Western Region President, Flo Tripi; Leroy Thompson, president, Rochester Psychiatric Center Local; Jeff Parker, Western Region Judiciary Local; Misty White, Western Region Judiciary Local; Mark Wortz, Western Region Judiciary Local; Fran Falzon, Monroe County Local; John Bieger, CSEA OSH Specialist.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Jeff Parker, Western Region Judiciary Local pictured with a friend, took part in the Polar Plunge at Charlotte Beach for the Rochester, New York, Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics New York. CSEA, through a supportive relationship with Special Olympics New York and Quality Care New York, affirms its commitment to New York's developmentally disabled individuals, advocating for the highest standard in quality of care.
Retiring Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Statewide Secretary Barbara Reeves was a leading advocate for child care programs, as well as health and wellness and sexual harassment education. Reeves has devoted her union career to improving the lives of working people on and off the job. She has served as CSEA statewide secretary since 1994. She leaves a legacy of leadership and dedicated service to the union.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Police Dispatcher Steve Robinson and other CSEA Batavia Unit members are fighting a plan to consolidate the city's dispatchers with the county. Removing the city's dispatchers would close the police station to the public for 16 hours out of every day. Police officers would also be removed from patrol to handle some of the work currently completed by dispatchers.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Dean Seyler fields a call at the Erie County Command Center following the crash of Flight 3407. Seyler is a senior medical emergency radio systems coordinator for Erie County. During the emergency response he served as assistant emergency operations center manager after Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Medical Examiner Carraugh Reilly Nowak, left, and Administrative Coordinator Karen Biel Costantino review emergency plans in the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office. Workers from the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office and Health Department set out to bring families back together after Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community of Clarence Center, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Putnam County Local members Mark Semo and Mike O'Connor, joined by CSEA Political Action Coordinator Cody Peluso, react to the icy temperatures of Fishkill Creek during the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. O'Connor took the plunge in an Elmo costume. Across the state, CSEA members have been braving freezing water to take the Polar Plunge, raising money to help send athletes to the New York Special Olympics Summer Games. CSEA members this winter raised more than $10,000 to help support the summer games.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Nick Radlich, pictured at his computer, and his fellow firefighters traveled a few miles to Clarence Center fire hall where they served in a support role when Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Erie County Local 815 President Joan Bender, left, reflects at a memorial with Clarence Blue Collar Unit member Tim Norris. Norris is assistant chief of Clarence Center Volunteer Fire Company. He was the first firefighter on the scene Feb. 12, 2009, when Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Assistant Toxicologist Larry Perkins tests samples in the Erie County Medical Examiner's office. Medical examiner and health department workers spent about four days at the site after Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community of Clarence Center, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Toxicologist Chris Stokes and Assistant Toxicologist Colleen Corcoran review computerized test results in a laboratory at the Erie County Medical Examiner's Office after Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in the close-knit community of Clarence Center, killing 49 people. CSEA members from Clarence, the Erie County Unit and other nearby towns responded.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Long Island Region Bathing Beauties gather at the CSEA booth immediately before the plunge at Bar Beach on Hempstead Harbor. Across the state, CSEA members have been braving freezing water to take the Polar Plunge, raising money to help send athletes to the New York Special Olympics Summer Games. CSEA members this winter raised more than $10,000 to help support the summer games.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)'s Port Washington School District Custodial, Transportation and Maintenance Unit members John Ciotoli, David Albury, Ralph Clemente, Jerry D'Agostino, Unit President Rich Acevedo and Monte Vane help staff the concession stand at a charity basketball game which pitted teams from the Port Washington, NY, Police and Fire departments against one another to benefit the Children's Health Fund. The CSEA unit has served as the backbone of fund-raising projects that have raised $160,000 two years.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Danny Donohue, Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan, Treasurer Joe McMullen, and Secretary-elect Denise Berkley. The four statewide officers will take the oath of office for a four-year term beginning March 1, 2008.
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Elijah Willingham, child care provider from Loudonville, NY, was part of the overwhelming majority of CCPT-NY who voted yes to be part of CSEA. CSEA/Child Care Providers Together-NY, a new CSEA child care union (CSEA Local 100B), won with 96 percent voting in favor of a union. Representatives from Local 100B will now join CSEA/VOICE Local 100A at the table for negotiations with the Office of Children and Family Services. One contract will cover both child care locals, a similar structure that CSEA uses for state contracts.